2006-11-21 10:48:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Adapters are not recommended, and for the following reasons:
1. You do not want to risk running a 220v appliance on a 110v circuit. Why? Electrical fires. Your standard Class A home fire extinguiser will not help you here. This type of fire requires a Class C .. and the small extinguishers run out in about 8 seconds. Not enough time.
2. Most electricians would recommend replacing the pigtail (electrical cord) before using an adapter;
a. Adapters require a ground to operate safely, and folks tend to cut off the ground pin if their receptacle does not accept a 3-pin plug;
b. Adapters are prone to loose and faulty connections ... any number of things can go wrong with them.
3. Adapters, like extension cords, add additional resistance to an electrical circuit Increased resistance adversely affects the voltage supply to the unit, which can cause damage to the appliance circuitry.
2006-11-21 12:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by ax2usn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No,because a clothes dryer is 220 volts and a wall outlet is only 110. That's why the plugs are so different.
2006-11-21 10:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cloth dryers require 220 volts and the regular Wall outlet only has 110 so if you did hook it up to the wall outlet it would not work and besides you will either pop a breaker or burn out the wiring in the house. i strongly suggest that you do not mess with it.
2006-11-21 10:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to look into getting an apartment type dryer. They don't use as much power, but they do take longer to dry the clothes.
How did you end up somewhere with no dryer plug?
2006-11-21 12:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by Teenytime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although voltages can be modified, this simply will not work. Your wall outlet does not have the voltage OR amperage to run a dryer. If you converted the outlet and upped the voltage, it would blow a fuse or worse.
2006-11-21 10:56:52 · answer #5 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a way but you need some electrical know how to do it also the current load is very high when compared to the outlet
if you found 2 outlets on opposite lines you could get your 240VAC if you have old wiring I wouldnt do it if its newer you could slide by for a while I have did it for my welder before but i spent a lot of time reseting breakers
2006-11-21 11:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by mustang_silverado 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cant do it dont try.Need 220 not110
2006-11-21 10:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Larry-Oklahoma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are different voltages.
2006-11-21 10:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by Controlfreak38 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋